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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | The Maid and the Magpie; or, Which Is the Thief |
| Author | Arnold, Samuel James |
| Date | 21 Aug 1815 |
| Licence Application Date | 21 Aug 1815 |
| First Performance Date | 28 Aug 1815 |
| Document Type | Play |
| Library/Archive | The Huntington Library |
| Collection Name | John Larpent Plays |
| Reference | LA1876 |
| Language | English |
| Document Description | Based off of the French play "La Pie Voleuse," which was written by L.C. Caigniez. A maid is accused of stealing a spoon and a fork from her masters, but, at the last second, the magpie is discovered to be the thief. |
| Theme | European Past Courtship, Family & Domestic Life |
| Theatre | Lyceum Theatre |
| Theatre Manager | Arnold, Samuel James |
| Lord Chamberlain | Ingram-Seymour-Conway, Francis (2nd Marquess of Hertford) |
| Examiner at time of Licence Application | Larpent, John |
| Genre | Historical Melodrama Melodrama |
| Acts | Two |
| Keywords | melodrama history maid family farm theft romance history adaptation |
| Additional Information | Manuscript dated by Larpent Aug. 24, and endorsed. |
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